Podcasts about south side sox

We had the full South Side Sox minors crew together (Joe Resis, Kristina Airdo, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Hannah Filippo) joining host and reluctant minor league recapper Brett Ballantini to discuss recent trends and the overall look of the system, along with discovering how badly Brett can beat a bad joke into the ground. With a full crew, we opted for a potluck approach this time around, so here were our topics in rough order of appearance: Rundown of the state of the system, if the season ended today there would be only one playoff team in the mix, the Birmingham Barons (themselves just 28-24 at time of recording) Joe's first topic was an obvious one: Kyle Teel, just called up from Charlotte. Praise for his game, appreciation that the White Sox are embracing a youth movement (one year late), as it were, and acknowledgement of Teel fighting his way out of a long and rough slump in-between hot starts to April and ends to June Kristina voluntarily chose to discuss the wincably-bad Charlotte pitching staff Melissa countered with talk of Lucas Gordon's case for promotion Hannah talked Kannapolis clubbers, including the impressive Caleb Bonemer Brett wrapped up the first half with a rundown of the system and posing the question of why a top-ranked system produces so few wins Joe started the second half with an in-depth study of Samuel Zavalas and the extended Zavala family Kristina flagged concern in Birmingham surrounding the disappearance of Hagen Smith Melissa says whoa there, how have we talked this long without mentioning site hero RIKUU NISHIDA in Birmingham? Brett's pick is to take a WAR review of the Garrett Crochet trade and estimating that this could be at the very least a win-win deal for both sides Hannah laments the loss of Oscar Colás, now an Angel Please support our White Sox writing and podcasts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the seventh episode of the 2025 season, Kristina Airdo, South Side Sox writer/editor and Sox Populi podcaster, joins host Melissa Sage-Bollenbach to discuss several topics related to baseball, sports, and our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you're a die-hard White Sox fan or not, there's something for everyone. So, sit back, relax, and grab your favorite beverage because the girls hit a home run conversing about all things, including: Crosstown Classic Conversation: Is it a Fading Rivalry? The once electrifying "Crosstown Classic" between the White Sox and Cubs seems to have lost its spark. In recent years the Cubs have consistently dominated, and the White Sox have rarely shown the readiness to challenge that narrative. Red-Hot Miguel Vargas: Beyond the Stance. Miguel Vargas, the AL Player of the Week for May 12, exploded with a .417/.423/1.000 slash line, including two doubles, four home runs, nine RBI, and five runs. Is his recent surge solely attributable to his adjusted batting stance? More importantly, can he sustain this success in the long term? Minor League Spotlight: A closer look at emerging prospects like Andre Lipcius and Ryan Galanie, alongside updates on highly-touted talents Noah Schultz, Kyle Teel, Hagen Smith, and Braden Montgomery. Don't forget to check out the Sox Populi YouTube channel (and please subscribe) or listen on Megaphone below. If you love our White Sox coverage, consider supporting us on Patreon to keep the writing and podcasts going strong! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the sixth episode of the 2025 season, Allie Wesel, South Side Sox writer/editor and Sox Populi podcaster, joins host Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and guest Courtney Finnicum to discuss several topics related to baseball, sports, and our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you're a die-hard White Sox fan or not, there's something for everyone. So, sit back, relax, and grab your favorite beverage because the girls hit a home run conversing about all things, including: Career Reflections: Courtney discussed her background and how she started in sports media, as well as advice for women interested in getting started in the space. She also talked about hosting her own podcast, Pitch and Moan, how she goes about preparing for it, and her favorite guest — he's kind of a big deal. Be sure to listen to find out who it is. She's also having a really cool guest on her show soon, so be sure to tune in! White Sox Fandom: Courtney shared why she's a diehard South Side fan and her expectations surrounding this year's team and direction. Don't forget to check out the Sox Populi YouTube channel (and please subscribe) or listen on Megaphone below. If you love our White Sox coverage, consider supporting us on Patreon to keep the writing and podcasts going strong!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fifth episode of the 2025 season, Hannah Flippo, South Side Sox writer/editor and Sox Populi writer/podcaster, joins host Melissa Sage-Bollenbach to discuss several topics related to baseball, sports, and our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you're a die-hard White Sox fan or not, there's something for everyone. So, sit back, relax, and grab your favorite beverage because the girls hit a home run conversing about all things, including: Prospect check-in: A rundown on the Edgar Quero and Chase Meidroth promotions. Trade thoughts: Is Luis making himself more tradable with an overall improvement over the last few weeks, as well as the increase in base stealing? Examining the division: Looking through the AL Central, are the Tigers really that good? Could we end up with four teams better than .500? White Sox trends: Will they be as bad this year as last? Are there some positive signs that things are improving? Fashion review: What has social media been telling us about how fans feel about the new City Connect uniform? Don't forget to check out the Sox Populi YouTube channel (and please subscribe) or listen on Megaphone below. If you love our White Sox coverage, consider supporting us on Patreon to keep the writing and podcasts going strong! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To commemorate the 600th Sox Populi Podcast, we had podcasting mainstays Chrystal O'Keefe (Visiting Dugout, Soxy Chicks, Estrogen Power Hour, et. al), Joe Resis (Sox Pop on the Farm) and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach (Ladies' Night) on to discuss the past four-five years of podcasting at Sox Populi and South Side Sox. Brief acknowledgement was made for Sharing Sox (the subject of podcast 601) and Tommy Barbee, our Father Soxivus and co-host of Killer B's, but then we dug into some talk with each host/guest about their respective programs. We bridged our break discussing the connection between our two most revolutionary podcasts, Estrogen Power Hour and Ladies' Night. And in the end, we wound up talking about the "mothership podcast," the catch-all program you're listening to right now. Throughout, host Brett Ballantini got his teeth kicked in, playfully (maybe). A special and enigmatic voice kicks off the podcast! The strange accounting that actually lands this podcast as somewhere around 608 or 610 Brett's habit of bullying (? gulp) some hosts into doing even more for Sox Populi The original name of the pirate radio broadcast, Estrogen Power Hour The most satisfying mothership podcast ever In a longer podcast post than usual, we'll roll the credits for all our podcasts: Mothership Podcast (Brett Ballantini, host) 190 programs beginning Jan. 28, 2020 Sharing Sox (Will and Leigh Allan) 143 programs beginning Sept. 9, 2020 Visiting Dugout (Chrystal O'Keefe, host) 82 programs beginning March 20, 2023 Sox Pop on the Farm (Brett Ballantini, host) 60 programs beginning May 4, 2021 North Side Sox (Sam Sherman and Janice Valenzuela), 23 programs beginning October 2020 Sox Pop Postgame Podcast (Brett Ballantini, host) 20 programs beginning April 13, 2021 Ladies' Night (Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, host) 13 programs beginning March 20, 2024 Killer B's (Tommy Barbee and Keelin Billue) 12 programs beginning Oct. 30, 2020 Sox Pop Pregame Podcast (Brett Ballantini, host) 10 programs beginning Oct. 7, 2021 Dugout Metrics (Brett Ballantini, Luke Smailes, Trevor Lines) 10 programs beginning Dec. 10, 2020 The Big Blurt (Rob Colletti and Bill Meincke) eight programs beginning Jan. 29, 2021 Soxy Chicks (Chrystal O'Keefe and Bayleigh Von Schneider) seven programs beginning March 30, 2024 DISH Deluxe (Brett Ballantini, host) six programs beginning July 17, 2023 Estrogen Power Hour (Keelin Billue, Janice Valenzuela, Colleen Sullivan, Chrystal O'Keefe) five programs beginning May 16, 2021 Live! three programs Time Out! (Di Billick, host) two programs beginning Aug. 1, 2024 Planet White Sox (Brett Ballantini and Trooper Galactus) two programs beginning Sept. 15, 2022 Group Therapy (Sam Sherman, host) two programs beginning April 26, 2022 Explain it to Me Like I'm 5 (Keelin Billue, host) two programs beginning March 8, 2022 Second Hand Embarrassment (Jacki Krestel, host) one program on Jan. 12, 2024 (Don't add them up, the math is a little fuzzy.) Also, the milestone podcasts, at least per our Megaphone player: Podcast 1 Mothership Podcast 1: Janice Valenzuela at Sox Fest, Jan. 28, 2020Podcast 100 Mothership Podcast 42: A Sweep, a Six Pack, and the Power of Strawberry Cheesecake Cannolis, April 26, 2021Podcast 200 Postgame Podcast 8: Goodbye 2021 season, Oct. 12, 2021Podcast 300 Sharing Sox 83: Is That a Rotund Female We Hear Warbling?, Aug. 27, 2022Podcast 400 Visiting Dugout 17: Detroit Tigers, May 25, 2023Podcast 500 Visiting Dugout 45: Minnesota Twins, April 29, 2024 Please support our White Sox writing and podcasts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fifth episode of the 2025 season, Kristina Airdo, South Side Sox writer/editor and Sox Populi podcaster, joins host Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and special guest Chrystal O'Keefe to discuss several topics related to baseball, sports, and our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you're a die-hard White Sox fan or not, there's something for everyone. So, sit back, relax, and grab your favorite beverage because the girls hit a home run conversing about all things, including: Career Reflections: Chrystal recounted her journey to becoming a writer and podcaster, sharing advice she has for women interested in the field. She also discussed her personal role model and how she serves as one to her own children. 2025 White Sox Lamenting: We couldn't pass up the opportunity to chat with Chrystal about her South Side fandom. She talks about surviving the last several years of awful baseball and who she has enjoyed watching so far this season. Don't forget to check out the Sox Populi YouTube channel (and please subscribe) or listen on Megaphone below. If you love our White Sox coverage, consider supporting us on Patreon to keep the writing and podcasts going strong! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fourth episode of the 2025 season Allie Wesel, South Side Sox writer/editor and Sox Populi podcaster, joins host Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and guest Jacki Krestel to discuss several topics related to baseball, sports, and our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you're a die-hard White Sox fan or not, there's something for everyone. So, sit back, relax, and grab your favorite beverage because the girls hit a home run conversing about all things, including: Family ties: Jacki spoke with the ladies about growing up in a sports-loving family and how her early experiences with her dad helped her form a lifelong passion for softball and the White Sox. Personal sports background: Jacki discussed her early love for softball, from her T-ball days to playing on a Division II college team. Content creation: Jacki shared her introduction to content creation and why she took a step back last season. Also, despite how an outsider may view her as a natural at it, she does find it challenging. 2025 White Sox lamenting: We couldn't pass up an opportunity to talk about the Pale Hose. The girls chatted about the current state of the team, and Jacki shared her good vibes with us. Don't forget to check out the Sox Populi YouTube channel (and please subscribe) or listen on Megaphone below. If you love our White Sox coverage, consider supporting us on Patreon to keep the writing and podcasts going strong! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can't avoid the reality of the 2025 season any longer, thus Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Hannah Filippo and Brett Ballantini sat down to discuss our predictions for the 2025 season, in the framework of the annual South Side Sox prognostication challenge. We focused significantly on the White Sox, but took a broader look at baseball as well: Season wins ran the gamut of sunny (Hannah, 55) to dour (Brett, 42), with Melissa (48) sidling almost exactly in-between Given no clear standout stars for the Sox (and the one we have, Luis Robert Jr., may not be in Chicago all season), our picks for best and worst White Sox in 2025 are packed with variety. In some cases, a single player is forecast as both best AND worst on the team this year Drilling down into the AL Central, which appears to be a three-team fight, at the very least. Will pitching rule the day — and which pitching will take a step forward in 2025? Storylines around the league jumping out at us include the improvements in Boston (Hannah) and the Shohei Ohtani Watch (Melissa) Will the White Sox have a winning March? With Midwest weather, will they even get all four games in? Please support our White Sox writing and podcasts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sox Populi and South Side Sox had two writers attending the reimagined SoxFest this past weekend, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach for both days, and Kristina Airdo lucky enough to cover the better day, kickoff night on Friday. Both sat with Brett Ballantini to discuss the pluses and minuses of the event: First, the pluses, including a terrific leadoff night on Friday. Kristina took that in from the media space, while Melissa and family was there in full fan mode — including an appearance on stage with son Sage! How the intimacy of the event (or, cynically, the "selective audience" the White Sox attract nowadays) made everything more satisfying Could the White Sox have hoped for SoxFest 2025 to go any better? Flops from the weekend, including a very disorganized Saturday night Melissa's tips on what to do and when, including the unbelievable intimacy of the re-envisioned After Party Please support our White Sox writing and podcasts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We made our season predictions for the fourth consecutive year over at South Side Sox, and for the fourth consecutive year, a different writer took the crown. And this year, in fact, the crown is worn by two prognosticators — the veteran Year of the Hamster, and newcomer Enrique Silva. We have a comprehensive rundown of the twists and turns of our 2024 predictions over at SSS, but here are some highlights of the podcast that Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Joe Resis and I did addressing them (and, I suppose, the moribund White Sox postseason and future): If not for the Dodgers, a lot of us would have been in trouble This trio all did well all told, with Joe finishing fourth of 18, Brett fifth, Melissa seventh Each of us review our favorite and oddball picks A look back at how remarkably non-dour the majority of our writers were about the White Sox season, silly people Our second half addresses some of the offseason, including the new manager, dead market, and hopes (?) for the season To end on a good note, we look ahead to the 20th anniversary of 2005 and our favorite non-obvious moments of that year Have a look at the podcast at our the Sox Populi YouTube channel (and don't be a flake — subscribe!) and/or listen on Megaphone below. Please support our White Sox writing and podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, it's been more than a month since the mothership landed, but Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Di Billick and Brett Ballantini got on board in advance of Crosstown play to talk White Sox, and quite a bit of other stuff. Buckle in: With Di covering for South Side Sox on Tuesday and Melissa Wednesday, how are they both feeling as the White Sox head to Wrigley Field? Vibe check: How are we feeling now, compared to entering the season with some trepidation? Pedro Grifol review: the hiring, the player handling, the poor personality .. and the risk of keeping him around to usher in the youth movement later on this year Di expresses frustration with Facebook What are the desired outcomes of the season? We have hopes for the rookies on the way — and for a change in the manager's seat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time ever, SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan has missed an episode of Sharing Sox. But his son and west coast correspondent, Will, took to the microphone in what amounted to a The Big Blurt reunion, with Rob Colletti and Bill Meincke. And the timing was pretty good, given they trio talked on the heels of the only good week of baseball we've enjoyed with the White Sox this season. Naturally, such sunshine was not quite reflected in the podcast itself. The podcast kicks off with general introductions, plus the traditional singing hello from Rob to Bill Is it better to be historically bad, or to see good performances/wins that will yield improvements to the system and improve the next wave of White Sox talent? As it comes up in the podcast, Rob wrote a very popular piece on South Side Sox last month, addressing the horribleness of the organization Rob, and the rest of the crew, are hyped about ... the Double-A Birmingham Barons A sober assessment of Andrew Vaughn and his future in Chicago Loss predictions for the 2024 season A broader assessment of the MLB season will play out Weighing in on John Schriffen as our new play-by-play guy, and seeing it turn into a rough assessment of Hawk Harrelson Will has the only proper read on generosity toward the Cubs and Cubs fans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pod guest extraordinaire and top-tier South Side Sox contributor Tommy Barbee returns to discuss the second series of 2024, vs. Atlanta. The White Sox face off against the Braves and a few old friends in Atlanta's rotation. Just barely missing Chris Sale, the White Sox will likely see the likes of Reynaldo López and Aaron Bummer, now working with better pitching coaches. What's new in Atlanta? Grading the offseason and Aaron Bummer Confidence going into 2024 with a chip on their shoulder Pitching matchups with old friends and aces Garrett Crochet: good at pitching Threats, fears, and keys to winning a series Predictions for 2024 Tommy's 90 matchup for the World Series Making baseball fun again with steroids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bayleigh and Chrystal have brought their show Soxy Chicks to South Side Sox! Bayleigh, a Red Sox fan formerly at Pesky Report, and Chrystal, a White Sox fan and pillar of this site, bring their love of baseball and knowledge to a bi-weekly podcast. They'll talk about everything happening in Major League Baseball, and a little of their thoughts about their respective teams. On this episode: Introduction and move to South Side Sox Thoughts and predictions on the 2024 season as fans Shohei Ohtani drama Pablo Sandoval's career ... is it over or will he continue? Our least favorite disgraced pitcher, because unfortunately, we need to talk about him and move on All of the Reds are injured! Actually, a ton of people are injured The Orioles have been busy lately An ode to Tony Kemp Has Scott Boras lost his luster? Be sure to follow their twitter account Soxy Chicks. You can also find Bayleigh and Chrystal on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chrystal O'Keefe of South Side Sox is our guest as she previews the Chicago White Sox's 2024 season and the guys discuss and breakdown the 2024 Detroit Tigers 2024 roster and their chances at the postseason.

Chrystal O'Keefe of South Side Sox is our guest as she previews the Chicago White Sox's 2024 season and the guys discuss and breakdown the 2024 Detroit Tigers 2024 roster and their chances at the postseason.

South Side Sox progeny, or papa, Sox Machine is heading to press row, with James Fegan in tow. That's much more interesting and inspiring than anything the White Sox have done this offseason, so it's how Chrystal O'Keefe, Joe Resis, Brian O'Neill, Dante Jones, Malachi Hayes and Brett Ballantini open our latest podcast: A victory for all? Hat-tip to SM getting a seat at the table An assessment of Chris Getz's two Saturday deals, shipping out Cristian Mena and Gregory Santos for a variety of useful pieces Has Getz already established himself as a different sort of general manager than Rick Hahn, rather than the photocopy we feared? Temperature check: Feeling better, worse, or the same about the coming season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the occasion of the holiday, and perhaps before everything is buried in football and turkey and drunken political arguments, Sox Pop 164 assembled with Joe Resis, Brian O'Neill, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Brett Ballantini to give thanks for our White Sox fandom. No, really. First and foremost, we all thank you, our wonderful readers and community here at South Side Sox. It's said ad nauseam, but without you and your passion, there is no site. Thank you dearly for sticking it out with us, when it would be much easier not to And without all of us and our passion, collectively as fans, there is no White Sox (something, perhaps, to keep in mind this holiday season, White Sox) Brian is thankful that he still cares about the team, even when the emotions are usually anger, repulsion, disgust, shock or disappointment. There's something about baseball, and the White Sox, that stirs him as no other sport does Melissa is taking advantage of the, um, pause in actual MLB competitiveness to learn and care more about the prospects in the system. Ah, youth, not spoiled by what has become the reality of 21st Century Soxdom Joe still sees the joy in the players, from the unlikely heights of Seby Zavala to the continued dominance and flair of Luis Robert Jr. Brett is happy, for the first time in his life, not to be a White Sox employee Bonus viewing note: See how visibly uncomfortable compliments make Brian. We should to it every podcast After the break, extended mawkishness toward the site and even the host, absolutely the hidden agenda for this Thanksgiving podcast We take the end of the podcast to discuss whether or not my contract has an out clause the offseason prospects for the White Sox, summed up by Melissa: meh Brian and Brett are willing to allow some sunshine to poke through the clouds, but realistically nothing will really move the needle; Joe and Melissa are too savvy even to allow for the possibility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It wasn't just the last White Sox playoff victory (and, perhaps, one we'll have to savor for many more years to come), but the ALDS Game 3 win over Houston in 2021 is important to South Side Sox for another reason: It connected Allie Wesel to Jacki Krestel, and therefore Allie to us at South Side Sox! We review the genesis of the buddy comedy of Jacki and Allie, and much more: We intended a companion podcast featuring many more of our writers at Game 3, but it fell through; I wasn't hallucinating during this podcast. So next year, we'll revisit what is sure to be our more recent playoff win once again! Kicking off with a clip from a podcast a year ago, we get additional details on how Jacki and Allie met, and what the game was like together. Yeah, it was a bit lively The atmosphere of the game, including Jacki's thoughts on Blackout 2008 vs. Blackout 2021, as she attended both The mood pregame, and in the early going as Houston jumped out a bit Top moments of the game, beyond just Leury García's massive home run A detour, discussing the dirty rotten scoundrel Astros, and examining José Altuve's Hall of Fame case The what-if aspects of the game/series ... how might the past two seasons be different had the White Sox fought harder, or advanced in this series? Then and now: Walking into or out of Game 3, did either Allie or Jacki think just 61 wins was Chicago's destiny just two seasons later? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friends, we've made it. This cursed season of White Sox baseball has come to an end. A lot of people wisely checked out early into the season; others, let's call them the masochists, stayed through the bitter end. When I look back on this season and all the games I needed to watch to keep my gig here at South Side Sox, I think about the end of one of my favorite movies. I am in fact Winona Ryder at the end of Heathers.  On the final episode of the 2023 season, I hosted Javier Reyes of Locked on Padres. Like the White Sox, the Padres are also a huge disappointment, without hope in their respective divisions.  We both concluded that baseball is pain and despite all the frustration that comes with it, we keep coming back for more.  “It's the hope that kills you.” - Ted Lasso What happened in San Diego this season? Javier's biggest season takeaway The Padres MVP Offseason targets and 2024 predictions Baseball is pain  How many Let's Go Brandon T-shirts does Manny Machado own? Is there still bad blood over gestures broadly Rick Hahn and his many seats at the table We're recording early, so no pitching matchups — just a breakdown of our rotations The keys, the fears, and what player will have the most impact on the series Out backup plans for both divisions and thoughts on who might win it all  You can follow Javier on Twitter (not calling it by the other name), over at Just Baseball, and his podcast, Locked On Padres. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A commercial free episode of Thursday's Sports Loud Mouths show, featuring interviews with special guests South Side Sox contributor, creator of The Apple, and host of the Simply Amazin' podcast Tim Ryder and CEO of BG Sports Enterprises, founder of BPop List, professional sports agent, and former professional snowboarder Brittany Gilman. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/world-wide-sports-radio-n/support

The Cubs fail to sweep the BJ's come home for some South Side Sox as the playoff race heats up! All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

South Side Sox duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, manage to take a moment off from this week's White Sox weirdness to agree wholeheartedly with an article in The Athletic bemoaning the fact official scorers are terrified of ruling errors any more, to the point any routine booting of a grounder or drop of a fly is deemed a hit, and only throws into at least row Q will be scored with a big E.  That example of players not being held responsible for their actions then just naturally led to the White Sox Week That Was, full of a bizarre boxarama (spoiler alert: We politely suggest some mental health help for a certain member of the Sox who has appeared very troubled this year) followed by accusations of a deceased culture in the Sox clubhouse, reinforcement of that accusation, denial of that accusation, and then a whole bunch more accusations of lax effort or attitude on the part of certain players. Whew! And if that wasn't enough, there was Rick Hahn, holder of law and business degrees giving the business in a way no lawyer would ever advise to all the players who were traded at the deadline by saying they got rid of the problem people.  Who did he mean? The pitiful Chicago media forgot to ask, so all six of those traded except Keynan Middleton, who got a separate blast from the pitiful GM, are open for speculation. None seem likely culprits, but maybe there was a six-player conspiracy. Got a favorite? Feel free to take a guess in the comments.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

South Side Sox duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, took time out from warming up in case the White Sox need them to fill out the bullpen to talk about the heavy activity and non-activity on trade deadline day. The final Sox tally, pending judicial review, was six pitchers gone, along with Jake Burger, who is headed to Miami. Incoming are a whole bunch of prospects of various minor league levels, almost all pitchers, but including two well-regarded catchers (thank goodness).  The pitchers weren't a surprise, but Burger was, because he's second on the team in home runs with 25, though admittedly seldom gets on base unless he's hit the ball at least 500 feet. Burger's departure is some more cleaning out of the crowd of Sox DHs, so there are only about 10 left. Also left are Tim Anderson and Yasmani Grandal, for some reason. That made the Sox by far the most active AAAL Central team, as the Twins apparently didn't pay their phone bills or forgot what time of the season it was, and the Guardians inexplicably traded away their only healthy veteran pitcher, Aaron Civale, as well as Josh Bell.  Speaking of the inexplicable, the most bizarre twist of the day was Eduardo Rodriguez refusing to waive his no-trade clause so the Tigers could trade him to the Dodgers. We figure it must be because he doesn't want to have to play baseball in October. But now all that is done, so Will and Leigh naturally have lots of advice for how to organize lineups the rest of the season. Hint: Let the kids play, OK? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Little did we know when we began our latest “livestream” (to @SouthSideSox on Twitter, Sox Populi on YouTube and South Side Sox on Facebook) that we'd be mourning more than just another lost White Sox season. Midway through, Dante Jones broke the news to Brett Ballantini, Sam Sherman, Chrystal O'Keefe, Malachi Hayes, Kristina Airdo and Ryiin that Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López had been traded to the Angels. That changed the temperature of the room, quite a bit. With the loss, the White Sox dipped back to worse than .400 as a team, and again cracked the 10 worst winning percentages in club history Sam found the Crosstown losses so bad, so embarrassing, it shook him back out of indifference and into rage, particularly at an executive class that seems to hold fans in disdain To that point, you can flip fans the bird with a rebuild, or by throwing a tantrum at Reggie's, or hiring Tony La Russa, because the team is planning or in ascendance; today's bird-flipping (we're still rooting for the rebuild to fail, Rick?) doesn't fly, because we know the outcome of the rebuild — and it wasn't success Similarly, per Sam, being inscrutable with every move (management, personnel, spending, the daggone injured list, for crying out loud) works if you WIN; when you lose, you're coming across as at best obstinate, at worst, aggressively dumb Debate over whether this White Sox team is predestined to be worse in 2024 — Malachi, for one, doesn't think that's a foregone conclusion Tears will be shed over the loss of Lucas, even though we all knew it was coming sometime this year, during or after the season; hang in there, Chrystal and Kristina! Surprisingly, the return for two rental pitchers, catcher Edgar Quero and lefty arm Ky Bush — is FAR richer than any of us was expecting Imagining what the final, painful, two months of the season will be like Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our latest “livestream” (to @SouthSideSox on Twitter, Sox Populi on YouTube and South Side Sox on Facebook and, natch, here on the “home page”) featured a review of the 2023 draft and look ahead to the second half of the regular season. Adrian Serrano and Dante Jones joined Brett Ballantini to talk about the best and worst picks and trends of the draft, and what in the world the White Sox are going to do while wheezing through the last 70 games of the regular season. The familiar theme of not having nearly enough starting arms to attack a 162-game regular season — and how that, sadly, was not addressed in an otherwise inspiring draft Melissa Sage-Bollenbach checks in and demands some cussing on the program, after she had to witness Friday night's debacle in Atlanta in person The front office finally finished reading Moneyball! And the shocking change in tone, with picks who can get on base and don't whiff Excitement over local prep George Wolkow — and whether his closest draft-steal comp, Jared Kelley, provides hope or horror in the seasons to come Addressing the Chris Sale-Yoán Moncada-Michael Kopech trade, which breaks back full circle into a philosophical look at how to approach a rotation in the 21st Century Cameos from B.B. the Cat! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chicago White Sox All-Star, Luis Robert Jr. seems to have unlocked all of his 5-tools and is becoming the star he was promised to be. Join CHGO White Sox host, Sean Anderson and South Side Sox writer, Malachi Hayes to discuss the adjustments that Robert Jr. has made to his stance, swing, and approach. Can this approach be spread throughout the White Sox clubhouse?  An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://bit.ly/3SRS03z  SUBSCRIBE:    / chgosports   ALL THINGS CHGO: https://linktr.ee/chgosports  WEBSITE: http://allCHGO.com/ BUY MERCH:  http://CHGOLocker.com  FOLLOW ON SOCIAL:  Twitter: @CHGO_Sports Instagram: @CHGO_Sports GET OUR FREE NEWSLETTER:  http://www.allchgo.com/newsletter Go to https://birddogs.com/CHGO or enter promo code CHGO for a free Yeti style tumbler with your order. Head to https://www.sunnyside.shop/ and use code CHGO25 for 25% off your total order at check out for everything you need to elevate your Summer! Must be 21+ or an Illinois med card holder.  Check out https://pinsandaces.com and use code CHGO to receive 15% off your first order and get free shipping. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CHGO for $20 off your first purchase. Check out FOCO for merch and collectibles here https://foco.vegb.net/CHGO and use promo code “CHGO” for 10% off your order on all non Pre Order items. AG1 is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Just visit https://drinkAG1.com/CHGOSox  https://shadyrays.com: use code ‘CHGO' for 50% OFF 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses! Visit https://dkng.co/chgo to sign up for DraftKings Sportsbook using the code “CHGO” Gambling problem? Call 1 8 00 Gambler. In Massachusetts, call (8 00) 3 2 7 50 50 or visit gambling help line m a dot org, In New York, call 8 7 7 8 HOPE N Y or text HOPE N Y (4 6 7 3 6 9). In Kansas, call 1 8 00 5 2 2 47 00. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). In West Virginia, Gambling Problem? Call 1 8 00 GAMBLER or visit w w w dot 1 800 gambler dot net. All games regulated by the West Virginia Lottery. Please play responsibly. In partnership with Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. In Connecticut, Help is available for problem gambling call 8 8 8 7 8 9 77 77 or visit c c p g dot org. 21 + in most eligible states but age varies by jurisdiction. See draftkings dot com slash sportsbook for details and state specific responsible gambling resources. Bonus bets expire seven days after issuance. 1 boost per eligible game. Opt-in required. Max bet $ 50. 10 + leg req. for 1 00 % boost. Eligibility, wagering, and deposit restrictions apply. Terms at sportsbook dot draftkings dot com slash baseball terms.  When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #WhiteSox #ChicagoWhiteSox #ChangeTheGame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first round of the 2023 MLB draft, we opted for another “livestream” (to @SouthSideSox on Twitter, Sox Populi on YouTube and South Side Sox on Facebook and, natch, here on the “home page”). Malachi Hayes and Tommy Barbee joined Brett Ballantini to talk about the early draft overall, and speculate on the White Sox pick. Watch, in real time, as our hopes our crushed and the bounty of a rich draft is left on the table, again: Early thoughts on the speculation that Pittsburgh would veer away from one of the two (more expensive) LSU options, which turned out not to be true Watch as the trio's hope builds, with off-the-board picks coming from several teams you'd think would know better in a rich, rich draft ... ... and then falls, as the safe, pedestrian, duplicate pick of Jacob González is announced. Even the spin heard on MLB Network — which spins every pick into sunshine, pretty deep into the draft — rings a bit hollow Discussions of launch angle and organizational draft philosophy Speculation over how Rick Hahn picked the lock on the door to break out of wherever Ken Williams stashed him — and how he managed to sully this pick, halfway out the door to a new job Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, it's our debut “livestream” (to @SouthSideSox on Twitter, Sox Populi on YouTube and South Side Sox on Facebook), featuring Malachi Hayes, Tommy Barbee, Joe Resis and Brett Ballantini. In addition to brusquely navigating the live feeds, the quartet found time to talk current Sox and bigger-picture items: Vibe check: Is there anything encouraging about this team, beyond the fact that the division is so bad we're just 5 1⁄2 games back of first? What was the biggest misstep of the rebuild? There was free agency lamentations, but not exclusively the one you might expect When did the White Sox make us happiest? The answers center on 2005, but everyone picks an additional moment, from 2006-20 When did the White Sox make us saddest? There is still recency bias, but given that this is the White Sox, we ultimately range from 1983-2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chrystal O'Keefe and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, frankly a little bored and finding so little to do South Side Sox-wise lately, chat it up with Brett Ballantini about where the White Sox stand and what lies ahead for the team. The first half of our intended short show (spoiler: It was not short) was devoted to the bright spots of the season. Chrystal chooses Romy González, Melissa the sturdy starting rotation, and Brett, with reluctance, the mere 4 1⁄2 -game deficit the White Sox face despite being, by all accounts, a lousy baseball team Mid-show we roll out some site news, including South Side Sox intern Sage Bollenbach spearheading our new TikTok (@southsidesox_) channel, Melissa's efforts on Facebook (@SouthSideSox), ever-entertaining guests for Chrystal on Visiting Dugout (the podcast that never sleeps), and the looming likelihood of a daily history pod And, on to the bad ... Chrystal's heart breaks a bit in talking about Lance Lynn, Melissa takes down the entire lousy offense, and Brett goes biggest off all, castigating the utter and complete lack of reinforcements at the Double-A or Triple-A levels, at any position Predictions on what happens with Lucas Giolito And yes, Brett defends Rick Hahn. Not gonna tease it any more than that. The position taken is utterly plausible, but the mere notion of defending Rick Hahn in the year of our lord 2023 seems ... wrong Plus, cameos from Freddie Sage-Bollenbach and Willow O'Keefe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The White Sox bounce out of the New York haze for a homestand against the Marlins. Both teams are struggling a bit, but one is in second place at the time of the recording, and the other is fourth in the worst division in baseball. Tommy Barbee, fellow contributor at South Side Sox and Southeast correspondent, joins the show to talk about the Marlins. Will the Marlins figure out Jake Burger and even Romy González? This series might be a close one, with both teams dealing with inconsistency. The winning Marlins are sneaky-good, sitting comfortably in second in the National League East What's going on in Miami? The Marlins are good but not great, just like the White Sox! Old friend alert, featuring Jorge Soler Did Jazz Chisholm Jr. get the cover curse? Sandy Alcántara has been struggling, and no one knows why The race to the Wild Card Fears, threats, and the keys to win the series Around the league with Tommy's predictions and thoughts Find Tommy on Twitter and over at South Side Sox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're still a day or two away from our logo being ready — and let me tell you, it's going to be worth the wait. But for entirely “legal” reasons, our podcast is no longer associated with/owned by Vox. (I only — almost — slipped up one time while recording!) On Friday when we recorded, the South Side Sox podcast had dulled itself into Chicago Baseball Podcast on Megaphone/Apple/Spotify et. al. That's such a goofy, generic name, I figured this should be the one time we use it! Anyhow, we'll have a post soon describing a little bit more of what the new podcast vision/network/goodies are. But the important thing for you to know is what you have already discovered: Nothing materially changes for you as a listener, viewer, reader, consumer ... the change has already happened, and you hardly noticed, right? It's Melissa Sage-Bollenbach's third trip to White Sox Spring Training and, after Sarasota and Tucson, her third ST venue to watch the Sox. This time, she's brought along the son who has inherited her fervent South Side fandom, Sage. Both mother and son were kind enough to join me to talk about the up close and personal Camelback Ranch experience, and the eye-opener that was the World Baseball Classic. Right off, both Melissa and Sage agree that this White Sox team has a different vibe. Sure, that's the optimism of March talking ... but only to a degree. As reported in both of Melissa's stories, the White Sox are drilling (with Pedro very much present and engaged as manager) and prepping in a way we haven't seen in at least the past couple of years Melissa shares a couple of easy tips for those who still might be planning on making the trek to Arizona, or want to get in on the fun next year On to the World Baseball Classic, and the absolutely unique experience that rooting for your country (the pair caught Team USA vs. Columbia last week), alongside fellow MLB fans of other clubs you'd never be sitting next to and cheering at the same time during the regular season It's tougher to catch the WBC given it's not an every-year event, but this tournament comes even more highly recommended from both Bollenbachs than the Camelback Ranch/White Sox experience — it's that special Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mothership is back, after just a week this time, and Kristina Airdo, Hannah LaMotta, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Malachi Hayes meet up with Brett Ballantini to discuss the good and bad of Spring Training 2023, plus some thoughts on the spectacular World Baseball Classic. A rundown of the goods and bads about halfway through Spring Training sees Jake Burger and Yasmani Grandal singled out for plaudits — and the White Sox offense and basepaths-burning Billy Hamilton getting a tsk-tsk On to the World Baseball Classic, and when we aren't applauding Italy for their crackerjack club of homegrown talents, we're citing the otherworldly Shohei Ohtani and the killer Japan club. It is shaping up to be a barnburner of an Elite 8 The lost sleep crew is headed by our WBC scribe Kristina, as well as spring-breaking Hannah If not because Team USA is not the favorite, then will our U.S.-centric eyes be opened by the outstanding play of other countries in overall play? In the next week or so, we'll have Melissa on the ground in Arizona, checking out both White Sox Spring Training and the WBC game vs. Colombia, while right as time ran out Hannah confessed considering a jaunt to Miami to catch WBC play there. Stay tuned Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a February break, the mothership is back to take on the good and bad of Spring Training 2023 — right after a couple of words from the top. We have not made a formal post because there are still details to be addressed, but no later than the end of this month, the South Side Sox family of podcasts will become Sox Populi, our new mothership podcast and podcast umbrella. Mechanically, nothing will change for you as a listener/subscriber. Materially, the podcast and network (Fans First Sports Network) is going to deliver much more to you. More details will follow And while we're at it, a reminder that the mothership, and daily coverage, is not attending to criminal enterprises on the White Sox, so the elephant in the rotation this season will remain unnamed and under-attended Get this: The pluses portion of the podcast was twice as long as the minuses! Plaudits are issued to Oscar Colás, the bullpen, basepaths aggressiveness, Yasmani Grandal, and more White Sox SB aggressiveness begs a discussion of whether a first-time manager like Pedro Grifol is more apt to push the envelope with strategy or lay back and play cautious; the panel is unanimous with their hunches On the negative side ... yes, we had to get to negatives ... the defense, the initial offense (at least to start Cactus League play), Romy González, and Tim Anderson's relative lack of power all fall under scrutiny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang brings on South Side Sox's Malachi Hayes for this episode, where he teases an upcoming article in which he finds data that suggests players who go to arbitration with their teams rarely return to them. They also talk pitch clock and how the change in pace of play and game length is going to change MLB's product.

With the news of Liam Hendriks' devastating diagnosis still sinking in, Brett Ballantini gathered together Chrystal O'Keefe, Malachi Hayes, Dante Jones, Joe Resis and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach to discuss his situation, and gather up other White Sox news of the day. First and foremost, our best wishes to Hendriks, as this is a chilling reminder of how fragile life is. Among our discussion topics are Dante's poignant story breaking the news and Melissa's dose of perspective, which points readers toward Liam-approved ways to pay it forward The White Sox don't have any arbitration cases! Yay! Yay? Brief interlude: An appreciation of the Carlos Rodón/Dylan Cease basketball card video series, Back Room Breaks An extended discussion of whether or not the White Sox have done enough this offseason, whether Rick Hahn has another plus-WAR player addition in him, and how different our staff predictions for 2023 are going to look from 2021-22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the heels of learning that no one on the 2023 SSS Veterans ballot made the cut, Brett Ballantini quickly assembled our own Veterans Committee proper to try to shove at least one or two players into the Hall. Taking on this prestigious assignment were Malachi Hayes, Dante Jones, Joe Resis and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach. Guaranteed, you won't see one of our picks coming. Go figure; Brett is the softest voter, having supported all 10 on the ballot for the Hall Melissa states unequivocally that PED or other cheating associations eliminate players from her consideration; after all, Hall election is a privilege and a responsibility Scattered support of David Cone, Bret Saberhagen and Kevin Brown intrigues in the the first half of the podcast, but bites us in the ass in the second half Universally supported, without reservation: Kenny Lofton. He's in Our other elected candidate? Reminiscent of the Harold Baines Vet election (although Harold is not nearly as worthy a player), he finished NINTH in SSS reader voting. Not gonna tell you who it was, it's such a shocker. But like Dick Allen, he wore a helmet in the field Going forward, it's uncertain whether we will continue with the Veterans ballot in the future, as only one candidate of 10 getting more than 40% — and this on a LOADED and worthy ballot, with no limits on how many players you can vote yes on — does not make for a promising future But hey, this was fun, and here's hoping you enjoyed the back-room process of our votes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Ballantini hosts Chrystal O'Keefe, Allie Wesel, Malachi Hayes, Dante Jones, Jordan Hass and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach in our new podcast that covers a lot of ground, mostly because a dearth of Sox moves forces us to tap dance a bit. With the majority of participants in holiday-festive getups, let's get down to this program's outline: Does Allie light up when talking about the White Sox? Not in the way you might think Round tabling it on whether or not the White Sox have another significant move in their pockets, and if you can't anticipate what the consensus was, you're not reading South Side Sox closely enough Back from break, a brief tour of some of the Soxivus Gifts, because yes, this qualifies somewhat as the final Soxvus podcast of the season. You will really like Allie's! Open forum leads us mostly to Tim Anderson and the cryptic way he uses social media. Perhaps Dante is going to rock a TA impression for us one day on site — no fear, as there is no pressure to be profound A preview of coming attractions for SSS, including our prospects work, a special Christmas Eve treat, and Hall of Fame voting A big thank-you to our six podcasters, all of whom worked their asses off this season to try to inform and entertain with this thoroughly unlikable ballclub And as always, a big thank-you to you for listening to scores of these podcasts, because without you we'd be just talking to ourselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brett Ballantini hosts Chrystal O'Keefe, Allie Wesel, Joe Resis, Dante Jones, Jordan Hass and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach in our new podcast that saves the sucky for the end — yeah, the White Sox non-moves — and gets downright silly in the final seconds. It was the podcast that almost wasn't. But, here you go, enjoy! Reax to the biggies: Aaron Judge, Justin Verlander, Jacob deGrom and Willson Contreras Allie gets on Jerry Reinsdorf's holiday card list. And who knows, maybe a free season ticket is in the offing! A brief moment — wait, actually a couple of segments — praising the Cubs. No, this was not endorsed or encouraged by the host This Bleed Cubbie Blue podcast returns from break, confused, to discuss the White Sox, confused Yeah, we did find things to discuss about the White Sox. Emphasis on cuss Chrystal begs to be gaslit by the White Sox, because that's at least better than the ghosting relationship the team has with fans right now Somehow we land at imaging Rick Hahn, taking us on a blind date to various cheap restaurants and acting like you should thank him Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chrystal O'Keefe hosts Allie Wesel, Brian O'Neill, Dante Jones, Jordan Hass, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Tommy Barbee for a little group therapy session. Yes, the South Side Sox staff eulogized José Abreu in writing, but sometimes that is just not cathartic enough. Initial reactions to the news that Pito was leaving town, for real Many of us are used to losing our favorite players, but others are newer to the fandom The Astros? Really? He could've gone anywhere else! The impact Abreu had on the White Sox, and the renewed Cuban pipeline Our favorite Pito memories Tears were shed ... A Boyz II Men duet, featuring Allie and Tommy Turning to brighter possibilities, who will open-mouth kiss Rick Hahn if he signs Aaron Judge? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Soxivus! We are following up our first year celebrating Soxivus in 2021 with a full two months of festivities in 2022. This week, our companion piece to this podcast is the Soxivus Miracles story that much of this podcast refers to. We're overjoyed to have Father Soxivus, Tommy Barbee — the man who conceived of our Soxivus celebration last year — with us on these podcasts. Joining Tommy to discuss worst games are Dante Jones, Jordan Hass, Allie Wesel, Adrian Serrano and Joe Resis, with the festivities hosted by Brett Ballantini. We discussed each of our Miracles, and in-between those “highlights” we took on some broader issues: It's a pajama podcast, with Brett and Adrian going full-bore into the theme We kick it off discussing the multiple Miracle votes: Eloy's resurgence (Adrian and Jordan), Rick Hahn being gone (Leigh Allan and Year of the Hamster) Look for cat cameos! Preacher Dante assumes the pulpit, with a fiery talk about White Sox health Speed round: Will Hahn be aggressive this offseason? Another speed round: Will Lucas Giolito play for the White Sox beyond 2023? Final, spontaneous speed round: Will José Abreu be back in 2023? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Soxivus! We are following up our first year celebrating Soxivus in 2021 with a full two months of festivities in 2022. This week, our companion piece to this podcast is the Best Games of 2022 story that much of this podcast refers to. We're overjoyed to have Father Soxivus, Tommy Barbee — the man who hatched the Soxivus plan last year — with us on these podcasts. Joining Tommy to discuss worst games are Dante Jones, Jordan Hass, Allie Wesel, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Joe Resis, with the festivities hosted by Brett Ballantini. We discussed each of our Best Games, and in-between those “highlights” we took on some broader issues: It's a sweater vest/sweater podcast! Note: Whether Worst or Best games, SO MANY of them were with the team at or just off of .500 Look for the offspring cameos! Play Who Caught COVID at Sox Park bingo When you have a .500 season that was drastically disappointing, you are going to have some “best” games that are actually losses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Soxivus! We are following up our first year celebrating Soxivus in 2021 with a full two months of festivities in 2022. This week, our companion piece to this podcast is the Worst Games of 2022 story that much of this podcast refers to. We're overjoyed to have Father Soxivus, Tommy Barbee — the man who hatched the Soxivus plan last year — with us on these podcasts. Joining Tommy to discuss worst games are Dante Jones, Jordan Hass, Allie Wesel, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Malachi Hayes, with the festivities hosted by Brett Ballantini. We discussed each of our Worst Games, and in-between those “highlights” we took on some broader issues: At what point, among various times in the season (April through September, really) did the color on the mood ring change from “think we still got this” to “uh-oh” to “giving up hope?” A sidebar discussion of the various ways the White Sox were embarrassed nationally by events on and off the field in 2022 The effect Tony La Russa's health may have had on his erratic decisions, and the erratic performance of the team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave talked with Brett Ballantini, the editor-in-chief of South Side Sox, our SB Nation sibling site for the Chicago White Sox. Together, the explored the world of rebuilds, considering that the Blackhawks are now where the White Sox were about 5 years ago. They also touched on Brett's time as a Blackhawks beat reporter during the 2009-10 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chicago White Sox stand at 35-39 at the end of June. What would it take for them to win the AL Central in 2022? Join Adam Hoge, Vinnie Duber, and special guest Zachary Hayes of Baseball Prospectus and South Side Sox as they discuss the Sox final 88 games. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/CHGOSports WEBSITE: http://allCHGO.com/ BUY MERCH:  http://CHGOLocker.com  FOLLOW ON SOCIAL:  Twitter: @CHGO_Sports Instagram: @CHGO_Sports GET OUR FREE NEWSLETTER:  http://www.allchgo.com/newsletter Visit https://bit.ly/3sE8RMe or download the PointsBet App, make a deposit and use code “CHGO” to get 2 Risk Free Bets up to $2000, an annual CHGO membership and a free shirt!  Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Just visit https://athleticgreens.com/CHGOSox Visit https://weberinc.sjv.io/CHGO_Traveler to get yourself the best grill for tailgating from Weber Grills! Visit https://bit.ly/3Ntstuo to get 20% off OWYN products and use promo code ‘CHGO20' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we preview the American League Central Division. Max Rieper talks to Zach Hayes of South Side Sox to talk about the Chicago White Sox, Merritt Rohlfing of Covering the Corner to catch up on the Cleveland Guardians, Brandon Day of Bless You Boys to discuss the Detroit Tigers, and T.J. Gorsegner at Twinkie Town to update us on the Minnesota Twins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chrystal O'Keeke and Janice Scuriiosa, who write for various publications including South Side Sox, Baseball Prospectus, NBC Sports EDGE Baseball, stop by to talk about the White Sox's chances in 2022, how good the Tigers pitching staff looks heading into the season.Vote for Chrystal in the Section 108 tournment, a pretty use of Twitter by White Sox fans.  Join the Tigers Discord Server Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/TigersMinorLeagueReportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of Locked On White Sox, host, Sean Anderson welcomes in Zach Hayes, writer for South Side Sox, Baseball Prospectus, PitcherList, and the co-host of the Shaggin' Flies Podcast. In this episode, Sean and Zach talk about why Dylan Cease will (or will not) breakout in 2022, Michael Kopech's workload in 2022, the 2022 PECOTA projections for the Chicago White Sox, and how this team needs to bolster its roster.Today's episode is brought to you by BetOnline. BetOnline has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline..net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of Locked On White Sox, host, Sean Anderson welcomes Janice Scurio of Baseball Prospectus, South Side Sox, Sports Illustrated, and NBC Sports Edge Baseball, to discuss her essay on the 2022 Chicago White Sox in the latest Baseball Prospectus Annual. Sean and Janice discuss the MLB Lockout, Tony La Russa, Liam Hendriks, Yasmani Grandal, and more!Follow Janice on Twitter @scuriiosa!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eno welcomes Michael Ajeto from Lookout Landing and Janice Scurio from NBC Sports Edge and South Side Sox to this episode of Rates & Barrels. The trio gets into a wide-ranging discussion that focuses mostly on the post-deadline paths for the Mariners and White Sox, but gets into many other corners of the baseball world.Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Michael on Twitter: @mikeyajetoFollow Janice on Twitter: @scuriiosae-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.